Folding camp-stove



W. M'. LANDERS.

FOLDING CAMP STOVE. APPLICATIONl FILED MAY 22. 1919.

L 348.42?, Patented Aug. 3, 1920..

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`UNTTTLQ STATES PATENT @FETCH WILLIAM M. LANDER'S, or entier-MONT,oKLAzror/ra, assrsivon or ONE-THIRD 'ro CLARK E. BAIE AND cnn-THIRD 'roJOHN W. GENUNG, BOTH or enacna'ronfr,

OKLAHOMA.

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Application ined nay 22,

T0 all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known th at I, W'ILLrAM M. IiANDnns, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Gracemont, in the county of Caddo, State ofOklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in FoldingCamp- Stoves; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, suchV as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This inventionvrelates to new and useful improvements in stoves andparticularly to stoves for use out of doors.

One object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improvedstove of this character which is especially adapted for use for camping,the stove being readily foldable into a space which is economical andconvenient.

Another object is to provide a novel and improved stove having meanswhereby the stack can be disposed outside of a tent so that all dangerfrom tire to the tent is done away With. Y

@ther objects and advantages will be'apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my Iimproved stove in position within atent, the tent being shown in section.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the stove, slightly enlarged.

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal central sectional View through thestove, taken on the line 83 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an end view showing the loca tion of the tire door.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, A represents themain body of the stove and B represents the supplementary or addition toone end of the main body, said addition being connected to the main bodyin a manner to be later set forth.

The main body comprises the side walls 10 which are hinged at 11 to thetop wall 12 of the stove, and the end walls 13 which are hinged to thetop wall at 14. Disposed through the rear ends of the side walls, andtransversely of the stove body, is a stay rod 15, a similar rod 16 beingdisposed transversely through the front end portions of said side walls,whereby the walls are held Specification of Letters Patent.

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in proper position to form a rectangular casing. There is no bottom wallto 'the stove, the side and end walls resting on the ground, as iscommon in this type of stove.

Disposed through the rear portions of the side walls, inwardly of therodl, is a second rod 17, on which is secured the upper end of avertical transverse baiile wall 18, the said rod and upper edge of thewall being spaced from the top wall of the body A, to provide a spacethrough which the. draft may pass to draw the products of combustion tothe stack which will be later deis formed the fire door opening 19 whichis closed by a door 2O hinged at one side ofV said opening. The door isprovided with a latch 21 which engages with a keeper 22, on the wall 18,to hold the door in closed position.

In the rear rear wall there is Jformed a rectangular opening 23, andhinged to the lower edge of the upper wall of this opening is a topplate 24 of less width and length than the top wall of the section A,said wall or plate 24 forming the top of the extension B, which isdisposed outside of the tent C, as clearly seen in Fig. 1. The section Bhas the side walls 25, which rest on the ground at the same level as thewalls of the main portion A, while the top wall 24 is disposed a shortdistance below the level of the -top wall of the body A. These sidewalls 25 are connected to the top wall 24 "by the hinges 26, andconnectedto the outer end or' the wall 24, by the hin 'e 27, is the rearend wall of the extension In the outer or rear end portion ofthe wall 24there is formed an opening 28 on which is disposed the lower end of thesmoke pipe or stack 29, said stack being formed of tapering sections, asclearly seen in the sectional view Fig. 3, so that when taken apart maybe telescoped together into a compact form and occupy a space no largerthan the length and diameter of one of the sections.

Secured on the wall 24 is a plate 30 of asbestos of the desiredthickness, and of .a width equal to or slightly greater than that of thewall. On this asbestos plate is adapted to rest the rear wall of thetent whereby the tent is prevented from catching fire from the heat ofthe stove.

Particular attention is called to the fact that by this construction,the extension can be placed outside of the tent, together with thestack, thus obviatng the usual practice of cutting a hole in the top orWall of the tent through which to extend the smoke pipe or stack. Thispractice results in the tent catching fire from excessively heating thesmoke pipe. It is therefore necessary, in the common practice, toincrease the cost of the tent by placing a metal protecting ring aroundthe hole in the tent. In the present device, the stove is capable of usewith any tent, Without any modifications to the tent, or speciallyconstructed tent. Furthermore, the stack is disposed Wholly outside ofthe tent, and the Walls of the tent permitted to fall naturally to theground, at the point through which the extension is disposed.

W'hat is claimed is:

A. camp stove adapted for use in a tent, comprising a folding main bodyarranged to be disposed on the ground Within the tent, a bottomlessextension folclably connected to one end of the body and arranged toprotrude beneath one Wall of the tent, said eX- tension being arrangedto rest on the ground 2 outside of the tent and having hinged outer endand hinged side Walls, the top Wall of the extension having a stackopening remote from its foldable connection with the main body, a plateof tire-proof insulating mate- 3 rial secured on the upper face of thetop Wall of the extension on Which the Wall of the tent is adapted torest, and a vertical ba'fiie Wall pivotally mounted Within the main bodyand extending transverselyof the rear end thereof, said bailie Wallbeing arranged to rest on the ground and having its upper edgeterminating in spaced relation to the top Wall of the main body.

In testimonywhereof I aiiix my signature 40 in the presence of twoWitnesses.

WILLIAM M. LANDERS.

Witnesses W. GRANGER, DAN SMITH.

